L298N H-Bridge motor control code issue

Question

I am learning how to build a basic robot using a raspberry pi and an L298N h-bridge.

I have followed this tutorial successfully i:e the single DC motor I have connected does work in response to the code. My problem is when I use the code, below, the motor does not work:

import sys
import time
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO

GPIO.setwarnings(False)

Forward = 23
Backward = 24
Enable = 25

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(Forward, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(Backward, GPIO.OUT)
GPIO.setup(Enable, GPIO.OUT)

p=GPIO.PWM(Enable, 1000)
p.start(25)

def forward(t):
    GPIO.output(Forward, GPIO.HIGH)
    GPIO.output(Backward, GPIO.LOW)
    print("Moving Forward")

def reverse(t):
        GPIO.output(Forward, GPIO.LOW)
    GPIO.output(Backward, GPIO.HIGH)
        print("Moving Backward")

while(1):
        forward(3)
        # reverse(3)
        GPIO.cleanup()

When I run the script, I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "move2.py", line 43, in
  forward(3)   File "move2.py", line 27, in forward
  GPIO.output(Forward, GPIO.HIGH)</p>
RuntimeError: Please set pin numbering mode using GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD) or GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)

I had set the pin mode to BCM earlier in the code so I'm not sure why the error is occurring.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

A little help, please?

But have you tried the tutorial's complete demo program? If the demo program works, then you can try to modify it bit by bit. Your program uses PWM which is a bit complicated for newbies. . Perhaps you can try simpler programs - https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/96515/why-dont-my-motors-rotate/96517#96517 https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/95999/why-isn-t-my-raspberry-pi-motor-spinning/96016#96016 — tlfong01, May 30 '19 at 14:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '19 at 15:02

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Its because you are calling GPIO.cleanup() in your while loop:

while(1):
    forward(3)
    # reverse(3)
    GPIO.cleanup()

Comment out the cleanup:

while(1):
    forward(3)
    # reverse(3)
    #GPIO.cleanup()

answered May 30 '19 at 15:02

CoderMike

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Thank you. That fixed the issue. – sisko May 30 '19 at 16:54
How neat! I stared at the OP's program for a couple of minutes and found everything OK. :) I also read the demo program in the the OP's recommended tutorial and found it good. – tlfong01 May 31 '19 at 01:01

L298N H-Bridge motor control code issue

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